| Description | A late blooming perennial with dark copper red flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (hel-EE-nee-um) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Sunlight | best in full sun. |
| Moisture | prefers moist sites, tolerates average, will sulk in dry conditions |
| Soil & Site | average, moist to soggy soils, well drained soils |
| Flowers | 3 inch, copper red daisy-like, appearing in July to September and are highly attractive to bees. Works good as a cut flower. |
| Leaves | mid-green lance-shaped leaves |
| Dimensions | reaches 3 feet |
| Maintenance | May need to be staked or pinch before the end of May to control the height. Dead head to increase the number and length of bloom. Lift and divided every 2-3 years. |
| Propagation | division, seeds |
| Misc Facts | Genus name comes from the Greek word helios (sun). Powdered disk flowers and leaves of the heleniums have in the past been dried and used as snuff, thus giving rise to the common name of Sneezeweed. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #91-The Plant Finders Guide to Daisies (John Sutton) |
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